Cyprus is 3rd biggest island in the Mediterranean Sea, stretching 240 km east to west and cover up an area of 9300 sq km. Cyprus has a population of about 700,000. It is an island of contrasts, from sandy beaches, vine clad slopes to cedar-covered hilltops. The weather is sub tropical and usually the temperatures in the summer can reach over 40 degrees, whilst it’s even likely to ski in the Mountains of Troodos in the winter. Cyprus, an island of myths that basks year-round in the light of the hot Mediterranean sun

A storied past 10,000 years long has seen civilizations come and go and the likes of everyone from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra stake their claim here - but then, people do tend to get possessive when faced with such prettiness. Aphrodite made her habitat on Cyprus and travelers throughout antiquity came here just to pay her tribute.